Posted: 7/20/2010 3:08:10 PM EDT
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This is for everyone, not just one group or another.
Assume you believe in a dual natured afterlife (heaven or hell). Assume you love someone more than anyone else on Earth. Assume you are bound for heaven and he/she is bound for hell. Assume you are given the opportunity to change places with this person, you go to hell for eternity and he/she goes to heaven. Is taking this action, out of love, good or evil on your part? |
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Good...I am a Christian. That said, they should repent before they die if they feel truely sorry about what they have done. God forgives. I get what you are saying, but the point is that you, as the person giving up heaven, are forsaking heaven and God's forgiveness so that your beloved can have it. That is the act I am asking about. The act of completely self-less love, it will either be good as an act of love, or evil as an act of idolatry. |
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Quoted: This is for everyone, not just one group or another. Assume you believe in a dual natured afterlife (heaven or hell). Assume you love someone more than anyone else on Earth. Assume you are bound for heaven and he/she is bound for hell. Assume you are given the opportunity to change places with this person, you go to hell for eternity and he/she goes to heaven. Is taking this action, out of love, good or evil on your part? that depends upon whether or not the person headed for hell is asking for the gift of trading places ( forgiveness ) |
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This is for everyone, not just one group or another. Assume you believe in a dual natured afterlife (heaven or hell). Assume you love someone more than anyone else on Earth. Assume you are bound for heaven and he/she is bound for hell. Assume you are given the opportunity to change places with this person, you go to hell for eternity and he/she goes to heaven. Is taking this action, out of love, good or evil on your part? that depends upon whether or not the person headed for hell is asking for the gift of trading places ( forgiveness ) It is your's to freely give. And assume the other person has no knowledge of the event that will transpire and will not be able to ask or have any say before-hand. |